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Draughons Junior College to offer bachelor degree programs as Daymar Institute in Tennessee

New Name and Bachelor Programs Launched January 1, 2010

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Nashville – Draughons Junior College has changed it’s name to the Daymar Institute. Draughons, a well?known and respected junior college in Tennessee offered certificate, diploma and associate degree programs in a variety of disciplines. The name change is in conjunction with a transition to a higher credential?level which will allow them to also offer Bachelor of Applied Science programs in Business Administration, Business Management, Criminal Justice Administration and Healthcare Administration (program availability varies by campus).

Mark Grabis, president of Draughons Junior College and Daymar College
Mark Grabis, president of Draughons Junior College and Daymar College

“Many of our students have chosen to advance their education and earning potential by earning a bachelor degree,” said Mark Gabis, president of Draughons Junior College and Daymar College, “but until now they would have to transition to another institution to do so. Our students have been asking us to offer bachelor programs right here, with friends they know, faculty and staff they trust, and the academic excellence they can count on. We are very pleased to now be able to accommodate their requests through the launch of these new programs.”

Founded in 1879 as a business college in Nashville, Draughons Junior College has locations in Nashville, Clarksville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as well as a campus in Bowling Green and learning sites in Clinton and Russellville, Kentucky. In 2000, Draughons joined the Daymar family of colleges, with 13 locations in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana including a fully online campus, and 35 career tracks. Since joining the Daymar family of schools, Draughons has evolved and grown, adding new programs to meet the demands of the market; enhancing student and career services; and opening the Murfreesboro campus in 2003.

As part of the natural evolution of Draughons, the many enhancements over the last decade since it joined the Daymar family of colleges, and the fact that Tennessee law requires a name change to offer these bachelor programs at Tennessee locations, Draughons Junior College will become Daymar Institute on January 1, 2010. Draughons Junior Colleges in Kentucky will be named Daymar College.

“We are deeply proud of Draughons’ long history and exceptional legacy of educational excellence and community service,” said Gabis. “We intend to carry on that legacy as Daymar Institute, maintaining the warm, friendly and nurturing small college atmosphere and commitment to each student’s success.”

The Tennessee campuses will immediately begin accepting applications for the higher?degree level programs. In early 2010, the campuses will host special events to honor Draughons and to provide additional information on bachelor degree programs. For more information, see the attached Fact Sheet and call 1? 877 258?7796 to speak with an admissions representative.

About Draughons Junior College & the Daymar Family of Colleges

An accredited junior college, Draughons was founded in 1879 in Nashville as a small business college. With its main campus in Nashville, TN and branch campuses in Clarksville, TN and Bowling Green, KY, Draughons joined the Daymar family of colleges in 2000, and in 2003 opened a third branch campus in Murfreesboro, TN.

Offering certificate, diploma and associate degree programs in a variety of disciplines, including Business, Criminal Justice, Medical and Dental Assisting, Health Care Technology, and more, the institution will change its name on January 1, 2010 with the introduction of bachelor degree programs in Business Management and Administration, Healthcare Administration, and Criminal Justice Administration. (Program availability varies by campus).

Draughons Junior College locations in Tennessee will be named Daymar Institute, offering certificates, diplomas, the Associate of Applied Science and the Bachelor of Applied Science degree. Draughons Junior College and learning sites in Kentucky will be named Daymar College, offering certificates, diplomas, the Associate of Science and the Bachelor of Science degree.

Daymar Institute and Daymar College (formerly Draughons Junior College) are accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award certificates, diplomas, associate and bachelor degrees. For more information, see www.draughons.edu. After January 1, 2010, see www.daymarinstitute.edu.

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